Experimental analysis of the influence of coolant and oil temperature on combustion and emissions in an automotive diesel engine

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 247-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xavier Tauzia ◽  
Alain Maiboom ◽  
Hassan Karaky ◽  
Pascal Chesse
Keyword(s):  
Particulate Matter ◽  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Control Unit ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Volumetric Efficiency ◽  
Coolant Temperature ◽  
Lower Efficiency ◽  
Combustion Heat ◽  
Hydrocarbon Emission ◽  
Energy Share

Since many trips are of short duration and include a cold start, automotive engines run quite often without having reached their nominal temperature. This is known to have some major drawbacks, such as increased fuel consumption and higher emissions due to lower efficiency of after-treatment devices, but detailed description of these various effects is seldom presented in the literature. In this article, experiments were conducted on an automotive diesel engine by varying independently the coolant and oil temperatures between 30 °C and 90 °C. Three different operating conditions (low, mid and full load) were studied. The experimental set-up is briefly described as well as the uncertainty of the associated measurements and the development of analytic tools. Then, the evolution of volumetric efficiency, energy share, combustion heat release and exhaust emissions (NOx, particulate matter, CO, unburned hydrocarbons) are described in detail and analysed. Several strategies were considered, including some corrections used in the standard engine control unit to compensate for the low coolant temperature. Some effects of the coolant and oil temperature reduction were clear: increase in friction losses, volumetric efficiency and ignition delay and decrease in NOx emissions. On the contrary, the evolution of brake thermal efficiency, particulate matter, CO and unburned hydrocarbon emission depended on the operating point.

Comparative Study of Particulate Matter (PM) Emissions in Diesel Engine Using Diesel-Methanol Blends

2013 ◽  
Vol 465-466 ◽  
pp. 1255-1261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Fitri Yusof ◽  
Rizalman Mamat ◽  
Mohd Hafizil Mat Yasin ◽  
Abdul Adam Abdullah ◽  
Amir Aziz
Keyword(s):  
Particulate Matter ◽  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Methyl Ester ◽  
Palm Oil ◽  
Load Condition ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Biodiesel Fuel ◽  
Fuel Blends ◽  
Soluble Organic Fraction ◽  
Composite Filter

In this research, Palm Oil Methyl Ester (PME) was added to methanol-biodiesel fuel in order to reduce the emissions. Thus, for diesel engines, alcohols are receiving increasing attention because they are oxygenated and renewable fuels. Therefore, in this study, the effect of PM emission level of a four cylinder, naturally aspirated, indirect injection diesel engine has been experimentally investigated by using methanol-blended diesel fuel from 0% to 20% with an increment of 5%. Thus, the effects of methanol on particulate matter (PM) components, soluble organic fraction (SOF) and dry soot (DS) using different type of fuel blends were investigated. Using a composite filter, the ester-methanol-diesel characteristic such as mass concentration in term PM, SOF and DS were analyzed under different engine operating conditions. The results show that the combination of 10% of methanol with 20% of Palm Oil Methyl Ester gives less PM emissions. Thus, PME20M10 of methanol-biodiesel fuel can reduce the PM emissions effectively for all load condition.

Evaluation of the Integral toxicity of Exhaust Gases of a Diesel Engine Operating on Natural Gas and Alcohol Emulsions

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (9) ◽  
pp. 60-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
V.A. Likhanov ◽  
O.P. Lopatin
Keyword(s):  
Particulate Matter ◽  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Natural Gas ◽  
Diesel Exhaust ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Exhaust Gas ◽  
Exhaust Gases ◽  
Gas Recirculation ◽  
Total Hydrocarbons ◽  
Weight Coefficients

The results of studies of the integral toxicity of exhaust gases of a diesel engine operating on natural gas and alcohol emulsions are presented. At the same time, the regimes characterizing the specific toxicity of a diesel engine under its operating conditions were determined, and emissions of toxic components on these regimes were determined taking into account their weight coefficients. The results of research specific toxic diesel exhaust toxicity indicators, in accordance with the requirements of UNECE Regulation No. 49, show that when a diesel engine operates on natural gas with exhaust gas recirculation and an ethanol-fuel emulsion, the content of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and carbon dioxide (CO) in the exhaust gases conforms to "EURO 3", particulate matter – "EURO 5", total hydrocarbons (CHx) – "EURO 2". When the diesel engine is running on a methanol-fuel emulsion, the content of NOx, СНx and CO in the exhaust gases complies with the standards "EURO 3", particulate matter – "EURO 5".

Investigation and Optimization of Diesel Engine Outputs under Undi Biodiesel-Diesel Strategies

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Pravin Ashok Madane ◽  
Subrata Bhowmik ◽  
Rajsekhar Panua ◽  
P. Sandeep Varma ◽  
Abhishek Paul
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Monoxide ◽  
Particulate Matter ◽  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Thermal Efficiency ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Oxides Of Nitrogen ◽  
Brake Thermal Efficiency ◽  
Trade Off ◽  
Unburned Hydrocarbon ◽  
The Impact

Abstract The present investigation accentuates the impact of Undi biodiesel blended Diesel on combustion, performance, and exhaust fume profiles of a single-cylinder, four-stroke Diesel engine. Five Undi biodiesel-Diesel blends were prepared and tested at four variable loads over a constant speed of 1500 (±10) rpm. The Undi biodiesel incorporation to Diesel notably improves the in-cylinder pressure and heat release rate of the engine. The higher amount of Undi biodiesel addition enhances the brake thermal efficiency and brake specific energy consumption of the engine. In addition, the Undi biodiesel facilitates to reduce the major pollutants, such as brake specific unburned hydrocarbon, brake specific carbon monoxide, and brake specific particulate matter emissions with slightly higher brake specific oxides of nitrogen emissions of the engine. To this end, a trade-off study was introduced to locate the favorable Diesel engine operating conditions under Undi biodiesel-Diesel strategies. The optimal Diesel engine outputs were found to be 32.65% of brake thermal efficiency, 1.21 g/kWh of brake specific cumulated oxides of nitrogen and unburned hydrocarbon, 0.94 g/kWh of brake specific carbon monoxide, and 0.32 g/kWh of brake specific particulate matter for 50% (by volume) Undi biodiesel share blend at 5.6 bar brake mean effective pressure with a relative closeness value of 0.978, which brings up the pertinence of the trade-off study in Diesel engine platforms.

Temperature Field in Electric Control Unit of Diesel Engine and its Optimization Design

2011 ◽  
Vol 340 ◽  
pp. 76-80
Author(s):  
Zhen Jie Liu ◽  
Yu Long Lei ◽  
Yong Jun Li
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Analysis ◽  
Temperature Field ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Structural Optimization ◽  
Optimization Design ◽  
High Reliability ◽  
Control Unit ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Electric Control

In order to satisfy the requirements of the high reliability of electric control unit (ECU) of the Diesel Engine, the thermal analysis of ECU was performed by using the software FLOTHERM based on the finite volume method. The temperature field of ECU was obtained under different operating conditions. The structural optimization of ECU was completed to solve the problem of local high temperature. As a result, the operational temperature of ECU is reduced under the allowable limit, and its reliability is improved. The physical experiment shows that the thermal analysis and structural optimization are valid. The local high temperature could be reduced effectively and the operational reliability is improved.

Physically-Based Volumetric Efficiency Model for Diesel Engines Utilizing Variable Intake Valve Actuation

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lyle Kocher ◽  
Ed Koeberlein ◽  
D. G. Van Alstine ◽  
Karla Stricker ◽  
Greg Shaver
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Fuel Injection ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Volumetric Efficiency ◽  
Intake Valve ◽  
Valve Timing ◽  
Tuning Parameters ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Physically Based ◽  
Valve Actuation

Advanced diesel engine architectures employing flexible valve trains enable emissions reductions and fuel economy improvements. Flexibility in the valve train allows engine designers to optimize the gas exchange process in a manner similar to how common rail fuel injection systems enable optimization of the fuel injection process. Modulating valve timings directly impacts the volumetric efficiency of the engine. In fact, the control authority of valve timing modulation over volumetric efficiency is three times larger than that due to any other engine actuator. Traditional empirical or regression-based models for volumetric efficiency, while suitable for conventional valve trains, are therefore challenged by flexible valve trains. The added complexity and additional empirical data needed for wide valve timing ranges limit the usefulness of these methods. A physically-based volumetric efficiency model was developed to address these challenges. The model captures the major physical processes occurring over the intake stroke, and is applicable to both conventional and flexible valve trains. The model inputs include temperature and pressure in the intake and exhaust manifolds, intake and exhaust valve timings, bore, stoke, connecting rod length, engine speed and effective compression ratio, ECR. The model is physically-based, requires no regression tuning parameters, is generalizable to other engine platforms, and has been experimentally validated using an advanced multi-cylinder diesel engine equipped with a flexible variable intake valve actuation system. Experimental data was collected over a wide range of the operating space of the engine and augmented with air handling actuator and intake valve timing sweeps to maximize the range of conditions used to thoroughly experimentally validate the model for a total of 217 total operating conditions. The physical model developed differs from previous physical modeling work through the novel application of ECR, incorporation of no tuning parameters and extensive validation on unique engine test bed with flexible intake valve actuation.

scholarly journals Modelling and Prediction of Particulate Matter,NOx, and Performance of a Diesel Vehicle Engine under Rare Data Using Relevance Vector Machine

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ka In Wong ◽  
Pak Kin Wong ◽  
Chun Shun Cheung
Keyword(s):  
Particulate Matter ◽  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Optimal Solution ◽  
Relevance Vector Machine ◽  
Training Data ◽  
Coolant Temperature ◽  
Model Accuracy ◽  
Engine Model ◽  
Artificial Neural Network Ann

Traditionally, the performance maps and emissions of a diesel engine are obtained empirically through many testes on the dynamometers because no exact mathematical engine model exists. In the current literature, many artificial-neural-network- (ANN-) based approaches have been developed for diesel engine modelling. However, the drawbacks of ANN would make itself difficult to be put into some practices including multiple local minima, user burden on selection of optimal network structure, large training data size, and overfitting risk. To overcome the drawbacks, this paper proposes to apply one emerging technique, relevance vector machine (RVM), to model the diesel engine, and to predict the emissions and engine performance. With RVM, only a few experimental data sets can train the model due to the property of global optimal solution. In this study, the engine speed, load, and coolant temperature are used as the input parameters, while the brake thermal efficiency, brake-specific fuel consumption, concentrations of nitrogen oxides, and particulate matter are used as the output parameters. Experimental results show the model accuracy is fairly good even the training data is scarce. Moreover, the model accuracy is compared with that using typical ANN. Evaluation results also show that RVM is superior to typical ANN approach.

scholarly journals Calculation of Intake Oxygen Concentration through Intake CO2 Measurement and Evaluation of Its Effect on Nitrogen Oxide Prediction Accuracy in a Heavy-Duty Diesel Engine

Energies ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 342
Author(s):  
Roberto Finesso ◽  
Omar Marello
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Oxygen Concentration ◽  
Control Unit ◽  
Absolute Error ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Intake Manifold ◽  
Heavy Duty ◽  
Input Quantity ◽  
Heavy Duty Diesel Engine ◽  
Heavy Duty Diesel

A new procedure, based on measurement of intake CO2 concentration and ambient humidity was developed and assessed in this study for different diesel engines in order to evaluate the oxygen concentration in the intake manifold. Steady-state and transient datasets were used for this purpose. The method is very fast to implement since it does not require any tuning procedure and it involves just one engine-related input quantity. Moreover, its accuracy is very high since it was found that the absolute error between the measured and predicted intake O2 levels is in the ±0.15% range. The method was applied to verify the performance of a previously developed NOx model under transient operating conditions. This model had previously been adopted by the authors during the IMPERIUM H2020 EU project to set up a model-based controller for a heavy-duty diesel engine. The performance of the NOx model was evaluated considering two cases in which the intake O2 concentration is either derived from engine-control unit sub-models or from the newly developed method. It was found that a significant improvement in NOx model accuracy is obtained in the latter case, and this allowed the previously developed NOx model to be further validated under transient operating conditions.

Improving diesel engine efficiency at high speeds and loads through improved breathing via delayed intake valve closure timing

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 194-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kalen R Vos ◽  
Gregory M Shaver ◽  
Xueting Lu ◽  
Cody M Allen ◽  
James McCarthy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Exhaust Gas Recirculation ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Volumetric Efficiency ◽  
Exhaust Gas ◽  
Valve Closure ◽  
Effective Pressure ◽  
Intake Valve ◽  
Brake Mean Effective Pressure ◽  
Gas Recirculation

Valve train flexibility enables optimization of the cylinder-manifold gas exchange process across an engine’s torque/speed operating space. This study focuses on the diesel engine fuel economy improvements possible through delayed intake valve closure timing as a means to improve volumetric efficiency at elevated engine speeds via dynamic charging. It is experimentally and analytically demonstrated that intake valve modulation can be employed at high-speed (2200 r/min) and medium-to-high load conditions (12.7 and 7.6 bar brake mean effective pressure) to increase volumetric efficiency. The resulting increase in inducted charge enables higher exhaust gas recirculation fractions without penalizing the air-to-fuel ratio. Higher exhaust gas recirculation fractions allow efficiency improving injection advances without sacrificing NOx. Fuel savings of 1.2% and 1.9% are experimentally demonstrated at 2200 r/min for 12.7 and 7.6 bar brake mean effective pressure operating conditions via this combined strategy of delayed intake valve closure, higher exhaust gas recirculation fractions, and earlier injections.

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